Andrew L. Stone Biography

Fast Facts

• Started out as an employee for a film exchange in San Francisco, California before moving to Hollywood, where he joined Universal in 1918
• Started out as the writer and director of the short film "The Elegy" in 1927
• Best known as the director, writer, and producer of "The Last Voyage," "Song of Norway," and "Hi Diddle Diddle․"
• Frequently collaborated on films with his wife, editor and producer Virginia L․ Stone
• Focused on musical films later in his career, including "Song of Norway" and "The Great Waltz․"
• Primarily shot his films on-location, developing the pattern for filming that would become the norm in the industry by 1972
• His crime thrillers were all based on true stories he collected from factual detective magazines
• Several of his films, including "Julie" and "Cry Terror!," featured law enforcement officers with the names Cole, Pringle, and Pope which were always played by the same actors: Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips, and Jack Gallaudet